| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:1995:T079393.19950927 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 27 September 1995 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0793/93 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 86107119.9 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | D01F 6/04 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | B | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Very low creep, ultra high modulus, low shrink, high tenacity polyolefin fiber having good strength retention at high temperatures and method to produce such fiber | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | AlliedSignal Inc. | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | DSM N.V. Patent Department | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.3.03 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | - | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Law of evidence - standard of proof - content of disclosure Novelty (yes) Inventive step (yes) |
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In deciding what is or is not the inevitable outcome of an express literal disclosure in a particular prior art document, a standard of proof much stricter than the balance of probability, to wit "beyond all reasonable doubt" needs to be applied. It follows that if any reasonable doubt exists as to what might or might not be the result of carrying out the literal disclosure and instructions of a prior art document, in other words if there remains a "grey area" then the case on anticipation based on such a document must fail. |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t930793eu1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021